Cargo Chief Introduces Platform to Help Shippers Find Hauling Capacity
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Cargo Chief has launched a technology platform designed to connect shippers with hard-to-find truck capacity.
The platform enables shippers to locate hauling capacity from Cargo Chief鈥檚 network of 500,000 trucks through a carrier search at , the company said.
鈥淥ur technology and network enables us to find capacity for loads that most brokers either can鈥檛 鈥 or won鈥檛 鈥 source,鈥 Russell Jones,听Cargo Chief's president and co-founder, said in a statement.
Cargo Chief, based in Mountain View, California, said its patented technology identifies the optimal carrier for a specific load.
The platform, initially launched last year, pinpoints capacity opportunities for truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, intermodal and refrigerated freight.
Cargo Chief will work with fleets of all sizes, but the company targets small and mid-size carriers that are harder to locate, Abtin Hamidi, vice president and co-founder, told Transport Topics.
鈥淚t鈥檚 all about providing secret capacity that our shippers just don鈥檛 have the ability to find right now,鈥 he said.
When booking a load, shippers also can request a free load-tracking service via smartphone or computer.
Before finalizing a shipment, Cargo Chief automatically verifies the driver鈥檚 safety rating authority status and confirms the carrier鈥檚 cargo and automotive insurance, the company said.
